diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in
index 552316ee5..3d58477c2 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua.in
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function label.all(t, args)
     if taglist_squares_sel or taglist_squares_unsel then
         taglist_squares = true
     end
-    if t.name then
+    if t.name and not tag.getproperty(t, "icon_only") then
         if fg_color then
             text = text .. "<span color='"..util.color_strip_alpha(fg_color).."'>"
             if taglist_squares then